The White Falcon - 15.12.1978, Blaðsíða 5

December 15. 197B
White Falcon
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Gardur lighthouses
A sight worth venturing to
By JOSA Paula Onstott
Just a fifteen mile drive due north (past the
golf course) traveling paved and dirt roads, vou will
find the small coastal town of Gardur. Not only are
you taken with the dramatic coast, sky and ocean,
but dominating the picturesque scene are two light-
houses. One is very old and looks somewhat like a
weathered castle, the other is modern and taller.
They both stand their ground by the coast quietly
and proudly.
These lighthouses watch over a nearby reef
which has been responsible for the catastrophes of
many ships. You can see where the reef lurks out
into the deep sea where its water churns and crashes
in large waves, creating a white foamy ocean
battlefield.
Since the construction of the lighthouses, no
shipwrecks have occured there. The older lighthouse
(adjoining and lower right pictures) was built at the
^fcginning of the century and used an oil lamp for
Bps warning light. The newer lighthouse (picture
below) was constructed in the 1950’s and uses elec-
tric power to warn ships of their peril.
You are not able to enter these landmarks but be-
ing able to walk around, view and feel it all, is
different, interesting and breathtaking.